A Complete Commercial Security Plan (Part 2)

When we install commercial security measures, we discuss a variety of variables with our customers. For starters, we must help our customers choose the equipment that best suits their unique security needs. Then, we work with them to install the equipment at the locations that work best from a security and aesthetic standpoint. Finally, in…

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A Complete Commercial Security Plan (Part 1)

When we work with our customers to create security, we take an all-encompassing approach. As complete security integrators, we must use multiple security avenues when securing any property. When designing business security in particular, we come up against several unique security concerns. Over the next couple weeks, we’ll look at how we create complete commercial…

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3 Ways to Create Home Surveillance

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If you’ve paid attention to security trends over the last several years, you’ll have noticed a sharp increase in home surveillance installations. We can point to a couple different reasons for this. For starters, cameras used to represent a fairly cost-prohibitive security measure. Only certain businesses had the money to install these devices. However, technology…

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Common Lock Hardware Issues

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While we’ve long integrated both mechanical and electronic security solutions into our services, we surprise many customers when we tell them we started out as locksmiths! This makes us uniquely qualified to give customers advice when it comes to choosing and installing door hardware. Since locks represent your first line of defense against crime, we…

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Security Tips for School Season

The end of August brings about several changes, which some people welcome with open arms and others dread. For example, we’re starting to see nights and early mornings get cooler at the summer winds down. Pumpkin-flavored goodies have popped back up in restaurants. Football season looms just around the corner. But of course, perhaps most…

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Common Alarm Design Issues

A big part of our job as security integrators revolves around working with customers to create the security experience they desire. Of course, this includes making sure that they have sufficient security coverage of their property. We must also add as many types of security as we can to make their alarm as effective as…

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Creative Alarm Design Ideas

When we help customers design an alarm, we never take a “one size fits all” approach. Instead, we create systems that fit our customers’ individual security needs and desired security experience. We must always take into account each individual property’s unique layout and security threats. Sometimes, that requires thinking a little “outside the box” and…

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Arming Your Security System

Over the course of our 34 years — and counting — in business, we’ve helped hundreds of customers design security systems that fit their unique security needs. As part of that process, we work to customize many parts of the security experience. From system design to monitoring options and functionality, we can create a truly…

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Burglar Alarm Siren Options

As a complete security integrator, we’ve long touted burglar alarms as one of the most powerful forms of security. These systems create a blaring onsite response to an activation. If monitored, they also create a central station response that can lead to a police dispatch if necessary. The combination of an immediate onsite notice to…

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Interactive Commercial Security

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When it comes to securing your business, very few security measures work as well as a monitored burglar alarm. These important systems create multiple layers of security. For starters, alarm activation creates a blaring siren response throughout your business. This alerts anyone still on site to the breach, and usually chases the perpetrator away. Furthermore,…

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